How many different ways are there for new findings to contribute to scientific knowledge? Based on an in-depth analysis of books and more than 800 articles and books in five social science fields--Organizations, Sociology, Political Science, Economics & Psychology--we offer a surprisingly concrete answer to this seemingly philosophical question: ten. 

Come out to this hands-on workshop to learn about how to craft effective frames for your academic work that clearly convey how you are making a new and relevant contribution to what is already known in your field. 

If you have already published you may assume you know all there is to know about framing research, but everyone from early graduate students to advanced professors will learn something new. Associate professors who have attended past workshops report it was the most concrete and useful academic workshop they have ever attended. One attendee observed, "At first I thought I knew all there was to know already, then I realized how much I hadn't known before and now I see this framework everywhere!"

People will get the most out of workshop if they come with one or more works-in-progress or proposals that they would like to think about framing. At the practical, hands-on workshop, we will review the 10 structures through which social scientists connect novel empirical findings to existing bodies of knowledge, briefly practice identifying them from prototypical exemplars of each type, and then move into applying the framing strategies to your own research. If time allows, and depending on audience interest, we will discuss hybrid frame types as well as framing books. I will share a few brief chapters from an upcoming coauthored book with attendees in advance of the workshop, but ask that you not circulate these beyond the workshop attendees.